ngitngit
ngitngít with stress marks
intense anger
Usage Note
Ngitngit describes a simmering, seething anger that is deeply felt but often suppressed — the kind of fury that builds internally without being fully expressed. Its reduplicated form mirrors the repetitive, grinding quality of sustained rage. It is a strong, vivid word used in everyday emotional vocabulary.
Examples
" Puno ng ngitngit ang puso niya. "
Natural Translation
His heart is full of rage.
Literal Translation
Full of intense-anger the heart his.
" Puno ng ngitngit ang kanyang dibdib dahil sa kawalan ng hustisya. "
Natural Translation
His/her chest is full of intense anger due to the lack of justice.
Literal Translation
Full of intense-anger the his/her chest because of lack of justice.
" Tahimik siyang nakaupo, ngunit ang ngitngit sa kanyang dibdib ay mariing naipinta sa kanyang mga mata. "
Natural Translation
He sat there quietly, yet the seething anger in his chest was clearly written in his eyes.
Literal Translation
Quiet he-that seated, but the intense-anger in his chest is firmly painted in his plural eye.
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